by Lauren Spike

Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make a Punk Rock Poster

Need a poster for a gig?

Never fear, a D.I.Y. poster tutorial is here! Having a captivating image can help people notice your show. You can share it online. Adding a visual element to social shares is proven to attract more attention than social media posts with no images. The old school method of printing off posters to hang in the bar or in a record store still works! Every gig you do should have some sort of poster. Here is how you can do it yourself!

Poster Tutorial

Here is a simple poster tutorial! In this video I show you how to make a quick and easy punk rock poster in Adobe Photoshop. I also used Adobe Illustrator to copy and paste in a feature image, but you could skip this step by just using File–Place in Photoshop. This is a simple technique that can be applied in various ways.

Don’t Have Photoshop?

You could always go the old school approach. Drawing a poster with a marker, or literally cutting and pasting print letters and photos can give you a D.I.Y. punk look with no technical skills needed. All you need to do is bring your flyer to a local print centre and make black and white copies. See this blog post for some examples:http://www.cvltnation.com/diy-dadaism-when-80s-punk-posters-and-flyers-ruled/

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This is a Punkabilly blog written by myself, musician Lauren Spike. Punkabilly IS Psychobilly but more towards the punk specturm rather than towards the rockabilly/surf. I agree sub-sub genres can get a bit much. This blog will mostly be based on my life experience and interests. Commenting on this blog is encouraged. Disagreements are fine, but any comments of a hateful nature may be deleted.